Adult day care provides care for the elderly and/or handicapped individuals. The Adult day care office opens during the day time from Monday to Friday. Healthy diet and other special requested food are usually included along with afternoon snacks.
There are all types of adult day care offices, which can be non-profit or for-profit, public or private.
The two principal objectives for an adult day care are:
- Getting the older adults the chance to leave their home and interact with other elderly.
- Allow the caregivers to take time off to relax or rest.
There are over 4200 adult day care offices in the country, according to the National Adult Day Supply Association (NADSA). In the past 2 decades there have been big increases and demand for adult day care offices because of the growing elderly population.
The perfect fit candidates for the adult day care programs are elderly people who are:
- Doesn’t need 24 hour supervision and are physically or cognitively challenged.
- Possibly benefit from friendship and functional work for from the adult day care program.
- In early stages of Alzheimer.
The adult day care patients must be mobile with the possible help with a walker, wheelchair or a cane.
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